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Weathering the Winter: Tips for Maintaining Your Fire Protection System
Castle provides specific steps FMs can take to ensure fire protection systems will function properly during cold temperatures, thereby securing the full […]
Valuing Freedom Over High Levels of Access Control
Addressing the vulnerability of soft targets and the elements of static/inherent risk, this piece explores the question, “How do we best protect […]
Do Not Let Roofing Top Your Budget
Keeping a roof in top shape requires enacting a roof asset management program. Over time, this program will optimize roof performance, save […]
Ignoring Alternative Workplace Strategies: The Fast Track to 2nd Place
Despite the documented financial benefits of alternative workplace strategies, some organizations still resist considering such a dramatic change. Smart companies have learned […]
How to Create an Ideal Entryway
Learn how to create a three-step entryway system that considers the role of safety, aesthetics, durability, serviceability, and price while also fashioning […]
Employee Control in the Workplace: The Power of Choice
Changing the workplace without giving employees some form of control in the design can adversely impact employee health, safety and welfare. Accordingly, […]
The Struggle with Projects and Work Orders
Solving facility management challenges in public agencies and universities is easier through incremental change. Bring positive change through a robust standardized definition […]
Research Methodology for Building Automation Performance Index
This study describes a research methodology for quantifying a typical building’s level of automation-performance for developing an automation performance index (API), including […]
Defining High Performance Buildings for Operations and Maintenance
This research synthesizes literature about high performance buildings with a focus on O&M, concluding that systems-thinking (for both building systems and organizational […]
Upgrading and Renovating Technology Services in the Multifamily Residential Industry
With increasing demand for apartments and rising expectations around the technology amenities within them, property managers need to optimize their buildings to […]